Hi Meredith, Just to chime in, that would certainly be a very useful document to have.
As I am sure a lot of you are aware, but for those who are not. The IAB/IETF is currently also looking into this topic, with a draft document that looks at all the technical considerations for filtering, the text of which can be found at: http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-iab-filtering-considerations Grtx, MarcoH On Nov 8, 2013, at 12:53 AM, Meredith Whittaker <[email protected]> wrote: > A bit +1 to Niall's call for sharing more technical clarity with policymakers > (and the world). This seems like a very positive direction for this group. > > An overall suggestion -- I think it would make sense to frame such as > document as an examination of content blocking (pertinent social issue whose > importance is clear to people who may not know what DNS is). After announcing > the scope, we then enumerate the technical issues (explain DNS!) and methods > and concerns. I.e. create a technical guide to a politically/socially > relevant issue, making it easier for non-experts to recognize its importance, > and recognize how to profitably connect the information contained to pending > decisions (etc.). > > With that, I would be happy to help whoever leads pull together a draft, but > I don't have the expertise to lead drafting. > > Cheers, > Meredith > > > > On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 2:35 PM, Patrik Fältström <[email protected]> wrote: > May I for domain blocking with the help of DNS also recommend reading of SSAC > document SAC-050 and SAC-056: > > <http://www.icann.org/en/groups/ssac/documents> > > Patrik Fältström > SSAC Chair > > On 7 nov 2013, at 19:29, Gordon Lennox <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I have already been talking to folk in the Council of Europe in Strasbourg >> on this, among other things. Their focus is on cross-border / human rights. >> >> Gordon >> >> On 7 Nov, 2013, at 16:00, Carsten Schiefner <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> All - >>> >>> anyone willing to take the lead for this? >>> >>> Best, >>> >>> -C. >>> >>> On 30.10.2013 11:27, Niall O'Reilly wrote: >>>> Hello. >>>> >>>> Erika's mention of the need "to decrease the gap in the dialogue >>>> between governments and the technical community" >>>> and a current thread on the bind-users mailing list made me wonder >>>> whether the report I mention in the message >>>> below is as well known as I think it deserves to be outside the DNS >>>> technical community and certain parts of the >>>> wider French Internet community. >>>> >>>> >>>> Best regards, >>>> Niall O'Reilly >>> >> >> > > > > > -- > > Meredith Whittaker > Program Manager, Google Research > Google NYC > > >
